Hostages case of iran 1979
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This document discusses the 1979 Iran hostage crisis case between the United States and Iran that was brought before the International Court of Justice. It provides background on the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran and the taking of hostages. It outlines the positions of both sides and the Court's decisions. The Court found that Iran violated international law and obligations under the Vienna Conventions. It ordered Iran to release the hostages and return control of the embassy. However, Iran did not immediately comply and the crisis was eventually resolved through negotiations resulting in the Algiers Accords.
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Hostages case of iran 1979
- 2. American University For Humanities Tbilisi Campus Samin VossouighiRad & Adebayo tayo temitope International Relations Law of Diplomacy U.S. Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran Case (US Vs. TEHRAN)
- 3. INTRODUCTION The purpose of diplomatic immunity: Ensure effective performance by diplomatic agent and it will protect the diplomatic agent’s person and dignity Vienna Convention On Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) - 1961 The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) - 1963
- 4. U.S. Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran Case (US Vs. TEHRAN)
- 5. OUTLINE OF CASE Hostage : US citizens, diplomatic & Consular staff 444 days : 4 November 1979 until 20 January 1981 Algiers Accord : 19 January 1981 Was brought to ICJ : dissatisfaction on the under protection of the embassy staffs
- 6. BACKGROUND OF CASE Shah Reza : 1941 “White Revolution” Personalized development 50,000 Americans stayed & worked in Iran 1953: Operation of TPAJAX The coup: Mohammad Mossadegh (1953) Shah Reza return to Iran from exile Savak (Iran Secret Service)
- 7. Parties Involved US Embassy seized by Iranian militants & Tehran University students. Seized diplomats, consuls, marine personnel. US request for provisional measures to preserve the rights of US government.
- 8. US SIDE : Request Government of Iran should immediately release all hostages of US nationals and facilitate prompt and safe departure from these person and all other US officers with dignity and humane. Government of Iran should clear all the premises of US embassy and restore the control of embassy. Government of Iran must ensure the protection of diplomats, consuls and other US personnel are provided and full freedom for them to carry out their functions within Iran.
- 9. Government of Iran cannot place a trial to any person that attached with US embassy and refrain from such trial that be implementing towards US personnel. Government of Iran must also ensure no action taken by them in respect to US rights based on Court decision which might threaten lives of the
- 10. IRAN SIDE: HUMAN RIGHTS The militants and Iran authorities have asserted that the hostages have been well treated. In additions, they allowed special visits from religious and International Red Cross representatives for the hostages.
- 11. COURT PROCEEDING The government of Iran filed no pleadings and was not represented in the oral proceedings. However, the position that had been taken by the Iranian government was firm and defined in a letter to the Court by its Minister of Foreign Affairs. The letter urging the Court no to take notice of the case and attempted to excuse the events as only: “a marginal and secondary aspect of an overall problem [involving] more than 25 years of continual interferences by US in internal affairs of Iran, the shameless exploitation of our country…contrary to and in conflict with all international and
- 12. VIOLATED INTERNATIONAL TREATIES The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) The Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights of 1955 between US and Iran
- 13. SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE VIOLATION Violation of the mission VCDR 1961 – Article 22 “The receiving State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises of the mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the mission or impairment of its dignity.”
- 14. VIOLATION Violation of the mission VCDR 1961 –ARTICLE27 “Permit and protect free communication on the part of the mission for all official purposes.”
- 15. VIOLATION Violation of diplomatic agents VCDR 1961 –ARTICLE 29 “The person of a diplomatic agent shall be inviolable. He shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention. The receiving State shall treat him with due respect and take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on his person, freedom and dignity.”
- 16. VIOLATION Vienna Convention of 1961 and 1963 without mention also another facts of: Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights of 1955 Between US and Iran
- 17. COURT DECISIONS
- 18. COURT DECISION On 24 May 1980, the International Court of Justice was conducted to justify the dispute settlement for both sides: By thirteen votes to two Government of Iran has violated in several aspects of its international obligations & the violation of the general rules of international law.
- 19. COURT DECISION By thirteen votes to two The Court of Justice decided that violation of these obligations engage the responsibility of Iranian government towards US under international law.
- 20. COURT DECISION Unanimously The ICJ decided that Iranian government must immediately take all steps to redress the situation that had been caused by them in the event of 4 November 1979, to the end: Must immediately the unlawful detention of US Chargé d'affaires, diplomatic and consular staff with US nationals that have been the hostages and must immediately release and entrust them to the protecting Power (Article 45 of VCDR 1961). Must ensure the release of US personnel are safe which Iranian authorities will provide any necessary means of transportation for them to leave Iran. Must immediately hand over the control of US embassy and its Consulate in Iran including the premises, property, documents and archives.
- 21. COURT DECISION Unanimously The Court of Justice decided that there will be no US diplomatic and consular staff subjected to judicial proceedings or to involve them in as witnesses.
- 22. COURT DECISION By thirteen to three The ICJ had decided that Government of Iran is under obligation to make reparation to US government for the injury from the seizure of US embassy in Tehran.
- 23. COURT DECISION By fourteen vote to one The Court of Justice had decide that amount of reparation will be settled by the either parties or court itself.
- 24. CONCLUSION The ICJ decided that Iran must release the hostages, return the possession of US embassy and its related documents. Iran must make reparations to the US, the form and amount thereof settled by the parties or the Court. Iran did not comply with Court’s judgment immediately however the matter solved through negotiation between US and Iran in Algiers Accord.
- 25. US President Carter had frozen the asset of Iranian government in US which estimate more than $13 billion. Hence, US-Iran Claims Tribunal was established to set fund from portion of Iran frozen assets to settle claim of reparations. There three separate bank used was also be set up, two in Bank of England and the other one is in Central Bank of Netherlands. Therefore, the US diplomatic and consular staff in Tehran case resolved.
- 26. There are no formal diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States. There is no exchange of ambassadors, Iran maintains an interests section at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington DC. while Switzerland represents the interest of USA in Iran
- 27. The Court expresses regret that Iran did not appear before it to put forward its arguments. The absence of Iran from the proceedings brought into operation Article 53 of the Statute, under which the Court is required, before finding in the Applicant's favor, to satisfy itself that the allegations of fact on which the claim is based are well founded. In that respect the Court observes that it has had available to it, in the documents presented by the United States, a massive body of information from various sources, including numerous official statements of both Iranian and United States authorities. This information, the Court notes, is wholly concordant as to the main facts and has all been communicated to Iran without evoking any denial. The Court is accordingly satisfied that the allegations of fact on which the United States based its claim were well founded.
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